Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1974

United Kingdom
1974
Total fertility rate: 1.91
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 1.91 children per woman in 1974 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 735,878 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.91
Births
735,878
Births per 1,000 people
13.1
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
56,224,550
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.20.0%411
15-1939.210.2%76,970
20-24123.932.3%238,776
25-29129.933.8%268,389
30-3462.216.2%105,210
35-3922.65.9%36,118
40-445.61.5%8,873
45-490.60.2%983
50-540.10.0%151